Story+2009-07-05+Vienna,+Austria

“(?)…wie geht’s? (crowd cheers) wie geht’s? (crowd cheers) wie geht’s? (crowd cheers)…”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Outlaw Pete”**

“Good evening, Vienna! (crowd cheers) es ist schön wieder in Wien zu sein (crowd cheers) yes…we’re so glad to be here…in the beautiful city of Vienna tonight (crowd cheers) now the E Street Band…has come thousands of miles…to fulfil our solemn vow…to rock the house! (crowd cheers) but we didn’t come all this way…to the land of all those great musicians to just rock the house…we came here tonight because we’re gonna build a house (crowd cheers) right here on this field…we’re gonna build a house…we’re gonna take the fear that’s out there and build a house of love (crowd cheers) we’re gonna take the despair and we’re build a house of hope (crowd cheers) we’re gonna take the doubt and build a house of faith (crowd cheers) we’re gonna take the blues and we’re gonna build a house of joy and happiness (crowd cheers) and we’re gonna take that cooling off and we’re gonna build us a house tonight of sexual healing! (crowd cheers) that’s right, that’s right… and we use the bad wood and the good wood…and we use the bad news that’s out there and we use the good news that’s here tonight …and we’re gonna build a house out of music and spirit and noise …well, now the mighty E Street Band is here tonight and we’re gonna work hard to bring down the power of the music on you (crowd cheers) but Vienna, we need you to bring the noise! (crowd cheers) come on, sing it like you mean it now…”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, middle of “Working on a Dream”**

“Big Man’s got a sign * (crowd cheers) I don’t think we know that one…let me try that…here we go, Roy…” [Clarence had a sign requesting The Clash’s “Should I stay or should I go?”]
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Growin’ Up” (middle of “Raise Your Hand”)**

“Little obscure here…ready, Steve?...”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Rendezvous”**

“Yes, sister…alright, hold that chord…this is for Ciccio and Ciccio…”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Proud Mary”**

“Yesterday was Fourth of July for us so…we’ll try this one… Professore…ready?...”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Sandy”**

“Thank you (crowd cheers) I send that one out, out to Danny…”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, after “Sandy”**

“We can’t stop now (crowd cheers) we can’t (crowd cheers)…”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, end of “Born to Run”**

“Well, I never expected that but, uh (chuckles)*…I guess we’re gonna have to do this one for you (chuckles) (crowd cheers) we’ve never played this one out of States…this is for the Jersey girl right there (chuckles)(crowd cheers) are you really from New Jersey? No (chuckles) it’s alright, you don’t have to be (chuckles)…alright…” [*According to Backstreets, “during the band's pre-encore bows, the screen camera zoomed into the pit, and there was a young woman sitting on someone's shoulders, wearing an orange "Jersey Girl" logo t-shirt. It appears that Bruce motioned the camera operator to keep the focus on her, and eventually, the shirt came off (she was wearing a bra underneath). Bruce had the shirt handed over to him onstage and showed it to the crowd.”]
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Jersey Girl”**

“Is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers) I mean way over there (crowd cheers) what about way in the back now? (crowd cheers)…come on, let me hear you, kid (crowd keeps singing) come on, kids, let me hear you (crowd keeps singing) I don’t hear nobody (crowd keeps singing) I still don’t hear nobody (crowd keeps singing) I still don’t hear nobody (crowd keeps singing) I still don’t hear nobody (crowd keeps singing)…”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”**

“Thank you, Vienna (crowd cheers) thank you for coming to the show tonight (crowd cheers)… (…) Little Steven (crowd cheers) Curtis “Hit Man” King (crowd cheers) Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) Cindy Mizelle (crowd cheers) Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) and the biggest man you’ve ever seen – and that includes the Governor - Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) Vienna! (crowd cheers) Austria! (crowd cheers) Wien! (crowd cheers) Wien! (crowd cheers) Wien! (crowd cheers) Wien! (crowd cheers) Wien! (crowd cheers) Wien! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard-rocking, earth-shocking, booty-shaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band”)(crowd cheers)...”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “American Land”**

“Are you ready? Are you ready for more? (crowd cheers) are you ready for more? (crowd cheers)… (…) Oh, that’s right…alright, boys, let me hear you scream (crowd cheers) girls, let me hear you scream (crowd cheers)…”
 * 05.07.09 Vienna, Austria, intro to “Twist and Shout”**

//Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi//